Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Primary Election 2008Super Tuesday
Alabama
• Open primary• 52 delegates selected today• 34 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 7 congressional districts
• 18 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
7 delegates: CD 7
5 delegates: CD 3, 4, 5
4 delegates: CD 1, 2, 6
Alabama
• Open primary• 45 delegates selected today• 21 allocated to the winner in
each of 7 congressional districts (3 per district)
• 24 allocated proportionally based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
Alaska
• Closed caucus
• Caucuses select delegates to state Democratic convention, which will in May select 13 delegates to Democratic National Convention, based on vote today
Alaska
• Closed caucus
• District caucuses today have no formal impact on selection of 29 Republican National Convention delegates to be selected at the March 15 state convention.
Arizona
• Closed primary• 56 delegates selected today• 37 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 8 congressional districts
• 19 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 6pm
6 delegates: CD 8
5 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3, 5
4 delegates: CD 6, 7
3 delegates: CD 4
Arizona
• Closed primary• 50 delegates selected today• Winner take all• Polls close 6pm
Arkansas
• Open primary• 35 delegates selected today• 22 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 4 congressional districts
• 13 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5:30 pm
•6 delegates in CD 1 & 2; •5 delegates in CD 3 and 4
Arkansas
• Open primary, polls close 5:30pm• 31 delegates selected today• 12 allocated to the winner in each
of 4 congressional districts• (Three to the winner if he receives 50% of the vote,
proportionally to the top two if he does not)
• 19 allocated based on statewide vote
• All to winner if he receives 50% of the vote, allocated proportionally among top three if he does not.
California
• Open primary• 370 delegates selected today• 241 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 53 congressional districts
• 129 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 8:00 pm
3 delegates: CDs 20, 474 delegates: CDs 2, 3, 11, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 51, 525 delegates: CDs 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 36, 37, 50, 536 delegates: CDs 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 30
California
• Closed Primary • 170 delegates selected today• 159 allocated to the winner in
each of 53 congressional districts (3 per district)
• 11 allocated to winner of statewide vote
• Polls close 8pm
Colorado
• Closed caucus
• Precinct caucuses select delegates to county conventions, which select delegates to congressional district conventions, where 36 National Convention delegates will be chosen
Colorado
• Closed caucus
• Precinct caucuses select delegates to county conventions. These delegates are not bound to vote along with results of straw poll today.
Connecticut
• Closed primary• 31 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 5 congressional districts
• 17 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
7 delegates: CD 1, 3
6 delegates: CD 2, 5
5 delegates: CD 4
Connecticut
• Closed primary
• 27 delegates allocated to winner of statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
Delaware
• Closed primary• 15 delegates selected today• 10 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 3 counties
• 5 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
Wilmington City: 2 delegates
New Castle county: 4 delegates
Kent County: 2 delegates
Sussex County: 2 delegates
Delaware
• Closed primary
• 18 delegates selected today
• Allocated to the winner of the statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
Georgia
• Open primary• 87 delegates selected today• 57 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 13 congressional districts
• 30 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 4pm
7 delegates: CD 56 delegates: CD 4, 135 delegates: CD 2, 124 delegates: CD 3, 7, 8, 103 delegates: CD 1, 6, 9, 11
Georgia
• Modified open primary• 72 delegates selected today• 39 allocated to the winner in each
of 13 congressional districts (3 per district)
• 30 (+3 pledged superdelegates) allocated to winner of statewide vote
• Polls close 4pm
Idaho
• Open caucus• County caucuses select delegates
to state convention, in proportion to support at caucuses
• State convention, on June 21, will select 18 national convention delegates.
Illinois
• Open primary• 153 delegates selected today• 100 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 19 congressional districts
• 53 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
8 delegates: CD 1, 2, 7
6 delegates: CD 3, 5, 9
5 delegates: 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 19
4 delegates: 4, 6, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18
Illinois
• Open primary
• 57 delegates selected today
• 57 allocated proportionally based on primary results in each of 19 congressional districts
• Polls close 5pm
2 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9
3 delegates: CD 6, 8, 10, 12, 17
4 delegates: 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19
Kansas
• Closed caucus• 21 delegates allocated
proportionally to candidate support at caucuses in each of 4 congressional districts
• 11 at large delegates will be selected at state party convention in May
7 delegates: CD 3
6 delegates: CD 2
4 delegates: CD 1 and 4
Massachusetts
• Modified open primary• 93 delegates selected today• 61 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 10 congressional districts
• 32 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
7 delegates: CD 4, 10
6 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9
5 delegates: CD 5
Massachusetts
• Open primary• 40 delegates selected today• 30 allocated to the winner in each of 10 congressional
districts (3 per district)• 10 allocated proportionally based on statewide vote• Polls close 5pm
Minnesota
• Open Precinct caucuses• 72 delegates selected today• 47 allocated proportionally based
on results of presidential preference polls at caucuses in each congressional district
• 25 allocated based on statewide caucus vote
• Balloting ends 6pm
8 delegates: CD 5
7 delegates: CD 4
6 delegates: CD 3, 8
5 delegates: CD 1, 2, 6, 7
Minnesota
• Open caucus• Non-binding straw poll
• 41 delegates will be formally selected at state convention in June
Missouri
• Open primary• 72 delegates selected today• 47 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 9 congressional districts
• 25 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
7 delegates: CD 1
6 delegates: CD 3, 5
5 delegates: CD 2, 4, 6, 9
4 delegates: CD 7, 8
Missouri
• Open primary
• 58 delegates allocated to the winner of the statewide primary vote.
• Polls close 5pm
Montana
• Closed, elite caucus
• 25 delegates awarded to the winner of the caucuses held today
• Balloting ends 7pm
North Dakota
• Open caucus• 13 delegates
Precinct caucuses choose delegates to district conventions proportionally based on support today
North Dakota
• Open caucus• 26 delegates• Allocated proportionally to
candidates based on vote today; if one candidate gets 2/3 of the vote, they get all the delegates
New Jersey
• Modified Open primary• 107 delegates selected today• 70 delegates allocated
proportionally based on primary results in each of 20 special districts composed of 2 state legislative districts
• 37 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 5pm
New Jersey
• Modified open primary
• 52 delegates selected today
• All 52 allocated to the winner of the statewide primary.
• Polls close 5pm
New Mexico
• Closed, party-run primary• 26 delegates selected today• 17 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 3 congressional districts
• 9 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 6pm
6 delegates: CD 1, 3
5 delegates: CD 2
New York
• Closed primary• 232 delegates selected today• 151 allocated proportionally based on
primary results in each of 29 congressional districts
• 81 allocated based on statewide vote• Polls close 6pm
6 delegates: CD 8, 11, 14, 15, 18, 21
5 delegates: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
New York
• Closed primary• 87 delegates selected today• All 87 delegates awarded to
winner of statewide vote• Polls close 6pm
Oklahoma
• Closed primary• 38 delegates selected today• 25 allocated proportionally based on primary results
in each of 5 congressional districts• 5 delegates per district• 13 allocated based on statewide vote• Polls close 5pm
Oklahoma
• Closed primary• 38 delegates selected today• 15 allocated to winner of each of 5 congressional
districts– 3 delegates per district
• 23 allocated to winner of statewide vote• Polls close 5pm
Tennessee
• Open primary• 68 delegates selected today• 44 allocated proportionally
based on primary results in each of 9 congressional districts
• 24 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 6pm
6 delegates: CD 5, 9
5 delegates: CD 4, 6, 7, 8
4 delegates: CD 1, 2, 3
Tennessee
• Open primary• 39 delegates selected today• 27 allocated to winner in each of 9 congressional districts (3
delegates per district)• 12 allocated to winner of statewide vote• Allocated proportionally; bonus 7 delegates if one candidate wins
50.1% of statewide vote.• Polls close 6pm
Utah
• Modified open primary• 23 delegates selected today• 15 allocated proportionally based
on primary results in each of 3 congressional districts
• 8 allocated based on statewide vote
• Polls close 7pm
6 delegates: CD 2
5 delegates: CD 1
4 delegates: CD 3
Utah
• Modified open primary• 36 delegates selected today• All 36 delegates awarded to winner of
statewide vote• Polls close 7pm
West Virginia
• Party Convention
• 18 delegates selected today
• All 18 delegates awarded to candidate who wins a solid majority of the vote at the convention on one of the first three ballots.
• All times Pacific Standard Time.• Information for this powerpoint was assembled by
Dr. Casey Dominguez, University of San Diego.• Sources: Thegreenpapers.com, The New York
Times, and various state party websites.• Maps are from nationalatlas.gov.• Purple U.S. graphic is © 2004 M. T. Gastner, C.
R. Shalizi, and M. E. J. Newman
